The narrative concerning the exploration of the North American continent was a little bit of Eu-ropean ethnocentrism‚ as well as a reflection of historical reality. According to the book‚ “First Peoples”‚ just about everyone from monks to visitors from outer space “discovered” America much earlier than Columbus. For example: archaeological evidence points to the Vikings being in Greenland‚ Newfoundland and Labrador back in 1000 AD. However‚ due to relations with the Native population that were mired
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anticipate the influences of the foreign and domestic uncontrollable factors and to adjust accordingly. Management relied on their own cultural values‚ experiences and past successes‚ and knowledge (Self-Reference Criterion)‚ which accompanied by ethnocentrism‚ caused several kinds of losses. Analysis Where did Disney’s management fail? Disney failed by ignoring the climate given the parks geography‚ the culture‚ the competition‚ and the economic climate. By making erroneous assumptions regarding
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These perceptions foster stereotypes that usually cause confusion and misunderstanding among staff. Ethnocentrism plays a major role in feeding the atmosphere and promotion of the spread of misunderstanding and confusion. “Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own native country‚ culture‚ language‚ and modes of behavior are superior to others” (Kinicki 2009). The problems caused by ethnocentrism is demonstrated in management as well as staff; and usually results in a climate of cultural intolerance
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diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is being of a different race or culture. I believe it is valued because we all want to be different. We can learn so much from someone else. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is when we believe that your own ethnic or cultural group is all that matters. This can be detrimental to society because if only think that what we say or believe is all that’s out there than eventually one
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with different cultural backgrounds attending school or working. I think diversity is valued because it helps people come together no matter what a persons culture‚ race‚ religion or gender is. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is when people judge or assume other’s culture‚ religion or other area’s of another person’s background and compare it to their own ways. This could be harmful because making assumptions can be false and
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POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT DEPT. OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (RMA411S) ASSESMENT 1 Student name: Rachel N. Nuukunde Student number: 201030020 Lecturer: Dr. Geoffrey Nambira Due date: 10 March 2012 at 10h00pm Table of contents Pages 1.1 Topic of the study 3
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multicultural societies is mutual misunderstanding‚ which is often caused by mutual ethnocentrism. This could also be entitled culture clash‚ which is a condition in which people from dissimilar cultures have fairly incorrect expectations of one another‚ and therefore they misconstrue the significance of the message that is being exchanged. The short story A Horse and Two Goats by R.K. Narayan is a good example of how mutual ethnocentrism causes mutual misunderstanding. In the short story we meet an old Indian
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grandfather stresses to him that he “must do better than the Japanese at the school.” This rivalry is due to the fact that both cultures have a strong sense of ethnocentrism. Conflict arises due to the fact that both groups find themselves superior to one another. However‚ the Japanese hold all governmental power‚ so there is a sort of legal ethnocentrism in play. The children are taught to speak Japanese at school‚ the teachers
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Top of Form |1. (TCO 1) The awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society is referred to as: (Points : 5) | |[pic]the sociological imagination.X | |[pic]social structure. | |[pic]theory.
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between people and acknowledges that these differences are a valued asset. Valuing diversity can be measured in three different levels which include cognitive‚ affective‚ and behavioral. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism means preferencing and individual’s culture over the cultures of any other group. This is basically someone judging another culture just by the values and standards of one’s own culture. As far as why it
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